The Belt and Road Initiative: Key Concepts
This book introduces the “Belt and Road” in its entirety, including what it is, what it aims to do, what it can do and how. This book can serve as a helpful resource for the general public, it can improve their understanding about the “belt and road” and
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The Belt and Road Initiative: Key Concepts
The Belt and Road Initiative: Key Concepts
Huping Shang
The Belt and Road Initiative: Key Concepts
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Huping Shang Zhou Enlai School of Government Nankai University Tianjin, China Translated by Qingye Tang, Fugan Cheng, and Limei Yuan
Funded by Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social Sciences ISBN 978-981-13-9200-9 ISBN 978-981-13-9201-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9201-6
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Foreword I
During his visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a speech at Nazarbayev University that the Silk Road, which spans across Asia and Europe, could develop into a new road where countries, regardless of their ethnicities, beliefs, and cultures, can enjoy shared peace and prosperity. What the President spoke of was the legacy of the ancient Silk Road. This was the first time that he described the Belt and Road Initiative. Later on multiple occasions, President Xi made further explanations of what the Initiative is all about. On October 3, 2013, Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Indonesia. In his speech delivered at the Parliament, Xi Jinping emphasized that Southeast Asia has always been an important hub for the Maritime Silk Road. He also voiced China’s readiness to work with ASEAN countries in building the twenty-first Century Maritime Silk Road. In early 2014, Xi m
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